Education seen as answer to production slowdown

2012-02-24 11:23

Kunshan, which has a capita GDP of $24,000 and hosts more than 100,000 people from Taiwan, has become the choice for Duke University from the United States.

Assembling ideas for Ikeas in China

2012-02-24 10:49

Gillian Drakeford, Ikea China retail president, is keen to see her company make the most of what the market has to offer here.

Xiaomi's Apple challenge

2012-02-24 10:48

Chinese startup company eyes top slot in mobile electronics sweepstakes.

King of the links

2012-02-24 10:48

CEO of the world's leading golf equipment company has his eyes set on the long game.

A picture of health

2012-02-24 08:27

Changes to foreign investment regulations have given an invigorating injection to private care.

Excess of success

2012-02-24 08:27

Manufacturing hub looks for ways to upgrade as costs increase

Quotable

2012-02-24 08:38

IN BRIEF

2012-02-24 08:38

Flight of the laptops

2012-02-24 08:38

Guan Aiguo is a haunted man. These days the stuff of his nightmares might well be laptop computers that fly madly and relentlessly out of windows.

Movers & shippers

2012-02-17 08:49

China is investing heavily in bigger and better tankers to reach new buyers in new destinations.

Shipbuilders have way out of sinking market

2012-02-17 11:14

Industry shifts to cleaner, more efficient carriers.

Buoyed by bargains

2012-02-17 08:49

With its inexpensive, high quality industrial products, Zhenhua has become a major supplier to many nations around the world.

Big problems for small players

2012-02-17 11:14

Lack of funding, bleak market prospects queer the pitch for companies.

Sorry spectacle

2012-02-17 08:49

Eyewear makers are feeling effects of falling orders amid global economic gloom.

Clear vision to build own brands

2012-02-17 07:48

Optical glasses producer aims to make mark in US, Europe with high-end products.

Ringing success

2012-02-17 11:14

Italian entrepreneur banks on Chinese technology to build mobile phone empire.

Ireland relying on agri-food exports

2012-02-17 11:14

Chinese market could provide surge in dairy, pork products.

Sparkling glory

2012-02-17 11:14

Irish crystal maker charts ambitious growth with Chinese partnership.

A town's big dreams

2012-02-17 11:14

Trading hub in central Ireland aims to provide platform for Chinese companies to market products in Europe.

There's a trade chill, and it's here to stay

2012-02-17 11:14

Debt crisis in Europe continues to put pressure on bilateral trade.